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Dutch
Etymology
From Late Latin Philistinus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
- Hyphenation: Fi‧lis‧tijn
Noun
Filistijn m (plural Filistijnen, diminutive Filistijntje n)
- (history) a Philistine, member of a Biblical non-Semitic people which subdued the Jews in Philistia (hence the name of present Palestine)
- (figuratively) a philistine, barbarian, heathen
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